Citizens' Voice Project (CVP) for Strengthening Local Governments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The project's interventions focus on the newly unveiled Local Governments (LGs) in the provinces under grant cycle 10. The project's objective is to capacitate the newly elected LG representatives by building their capacity, preferably by engaging LG-related training/research institutions in the public or private sector. The project consists of three major activities: building capacity of the newly elected LG representatives, facilitating training workshops, and engagements/partnerships with LG training institutes or rural development academies. The project will develop 9 modules to cover all three tiers of the LG, focusing on LG laws, structure, and mandate, resource management and budget oversight, and participatory development planning. The project will hire six trainers, two each for assigned categories, for a number of training days as defined in their TORs and contract. The trainers will be responsible for conducting training sessions as per approved training schedules and on manuals developed by CVP. The partner organization will prepare a profiling sheet of the LG department trainers and shortlist candidates based on their relevant expertise, experience, knowledge, and willingness/availability. The project will also mobilize project resources by training project staff and master trainers in programmatic, operational, and financial aspects of project management and implementation. Two 04-days-long, one 03-days-long, and one 01-day-long Training of Trainers (TOT) will be conducted by the CVP Capacity Building Unit to train project staff on building the capacities of newly elected representatives at all tiers. The project will be implemented in five districts of KP, with a focus on capacitating the newly elected LG representatives. The project will develop a detailed implementation strategy for smooth, transparent, and effective interventions. The project staff and master trainers will be trained in the programmatic, operational, and financial aspects of project management and implementation. The project's implementation will be overseen by a Project Manager and Project Coordinator, who will be responsible for carrying out all project activities as per the Statement of Work (SOW). The Project Manager and Project Coordinator will be hired for full-time positions and will be responsible for ensuring the project's timely completion and effective implementation. The project's capacity building interventions will focus on building the capacity of the newly elected LG representatives, with a focus on LG laws, structure, and mandate, resource management and budget oversight, and participatory development planning. The project will develop 9 modules to cover all three tiers of the LG, and the trainers will be responsible for conducting training sessions as per approved training schedules and on manuals developed by CVP. The project's implementation will be monitored and evaluated to ensure its effectiveness and impact. The project's outcomes will be measured against the project's objectives, and the project's progress will be reported to stakeholders. The project's success will depend on the effective implementation of its activities and the capacity building of the newly elected LG representatives.